Even the calmest pets can lose their minds during severe weather. Cats and dogs are easily spooked by thunder, lightning, hailstorms, and other severe weather events.
Want to keep your dog or cat calm during the next major storm? Here are some tips that will help you do exactly that.

There are plenty of reasons why a pet won’t eat its food. Sometimes, those reasons are serious and require immediate veterinary treatment. In other cases, it may be something simpler. Consider all of the following if you’re having trouble getting your cat or dog to eat its food.

​Wearables aren’t just for humans any more. Today, pet owners are buying all sorts of high tech toys for their furry companions. Here are some of the things you may want to consider buying your cat or dog this Christmas season:

The phrase “man’s best friend” is a famous one, and who else but our lovely dog friends could it apply to? Whether it be welcoming us excitedly at the door when we arrive home from work, sleeping next to us on the couch, or running around like a madman in the park, our lives would be much poorer without our furry canine pals. But as dog lovers you already knew all this right? How ‘bout if I told you that dogs could also prevent your children from developing asthma?

Here at Concord Vets we love kitty cats of all sizes and shapes, be they purebred or common tabby, big or small, fluffy or bald. As a Cat Friendly Clinic, we love having cats around and we are honoured to be entrusted with looking after your beloved feline friend. We have plenty of love to go around and share it equally among all cats we care for. However, if we absolutely HAD to pick a favourite breed, the Ragdoll would definitely be among our top considerations!

The dreary winter blues are always reliably cleansed by the seasonal remedy of Spring as our closer proximity to the sun affords warmer and longer days. But the brightening of our mood is always accompanied by a hearty sneeze as allergens begin to populate the atmosphere.

A furor of the kind that followed 4 Corners’ February report “Making a Killing” is rarely seen in Australian public life, characterised as it is by largely civil and staid discussion. But shocking undercover footage provided by Animals Australia of the barbaric practices involved in the 4 billion greyhound industry resulted in an outcry that brought the industry into shame and disrepute and resulted in joint operations by the RSPA and police, culminating in the suspension of 22 prominent breeders and trainers who face the prospect of jail. Revelations of the widespread use of “blooding” greyhounds with live bait, including piglets and rabbits, in order to get a competitive edge by increasing their bloodlust, appalled the nation and brought an already dubious industry that had promised a clean act centred on the welfare of dogs under immense scrutiny. This follows years of denials from the industry about the mass discarding of dogs surplus to the industry’s requirements.

Washing your dog will make it a much more friendly pet. But how often you should wash your dog varies and will depend on a number of factors. These include breed, is anyone in the house allergic to dogs, out door and in door behaviours of the dog and how quickly its fur begins to smell. Some dogs might require no washing at all, or maybe just once a week or once a month. Some breeds have different kinds of coats that can handle dirt better than others, requiring less wash. If someone is allergic to dogs in the household washing the dog often will help avoid the build of dander and trigger less symptoms of an allergic reaction. If your dog sleeps and jumps on your indoor furniture often, you’ll probably not want any dirt or filth that is drawn on your dog ending up on the furniture either.

Maybeyou can never understand that what dogs communicate to each other in their languages but there are many people who want to learn what their dog barks mean. Have you ever wished you could understand what your dog says to you when it is barking? Don’t you want to understand what your dog is trying to communicate to you?

Exotic fish are brilliantly colored, fantastic creatures that brighten up the home and bring joy to the household constantly. Exotic fish are usually freshwater marine animals that have been extracted from their natural habitat to accommodate to an artificial environment. It is for this reason that pet owners need to be extra careful when it comes to taking care of these fish.